Question

After the First World War, a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Lebeau.

Once a year they had supper together in Barton's house. Barton was a rich man.

One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone there. At the same time they were talking and laughing. They soon forgot the coin. After supper, Barton asked for the coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost.

One of the men said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned out their pockets. Only Lebeau refused. “I didn't steal the coin,” he said, “and I will not be searched.” After that, people turned their heads away from Lebeau when they met him. He grew poorer and poorer. Soon his wife died.

A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Lebeau to apologize. “But” he asked, “You know the coin was not in your pocket,” he said to Lebeau, “but why did you refuse to be searched?”

“Because I was a thief,” Lebeau answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry home to my wife and hungry children.”

1.Lebeau was poor because____________.

A. he was not a good soldier

B. he was not a clever thief

C. he had a very large family to support

D. none of the above

2.How often did they have a supper together in Barton’s house?

A. Every month.

B. Once a year.

C. Once in a while.

D. Very often.

3.The underlined word “apologize” means__________.

A.解释       B. 道谢

C. 道歉        D. 谅解

4.After that, people turned their heads away from Lebeau when they met him because ____________.

A. they thought he was too poor

B. they didn’t want to see him suffering

C. they didn’t want to hear what he had to say

D. they thought he stole the coin and didn’t want to talk to him

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Barton put the coin under the floor.

B. Lebeau’s wife died of hunger.

C. Lebeau didn’t put the coin into his pockets.

D. At last, Barton gave Lebeau a lot of money.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

1.1】细节理解题。题干意为：Lebeau很穷是因为什么？根据文章第一段可知并没有提到贫穷的原因，故选D。

2.2】细节理解题。题干意为：他们多久在Barton的房子里聚一次会？根据文章的描述“Once a year they had supper together in Bart on's house.”可知选B。

3.3】细节理解题。题干意为：画线单词“apologize”是什么意思？根据前面的讲述，可知他们是误会Lebeau了，所以是道歉，故选C。

4.4】推理判断题。题干意为：从那以后，人们一见到Lebeau就把头扭过去时为什么？根据文章第四段的描述，那个有钱人丢了大的金币，大家都很配合找金币，把衣兜都翻过来了，但是Lebeau拒绝了，所以人们怀疑是他偷了金币，故选D。

5.5】推理判断题。题干意为：下列哪一项是正确的？A. Barton put the coin under the floor. Barton把金币放在了地板上，根据文章第五段的描述可知，硬币是丢在了地板上，所以是错误的。 B. Lebeau’s wife died of hunger. Lebeau的妻子死于饥饿，文章没有提到，所以是错误的。C. Lebeau didn’t pu t the coin into his pockets. Lebeau没有把硬币放在自己的口袋里，根据文章第五段的描述，那个富人在重修房子时找到了硬币，可知Lebeau没有拿硬币，是正确的。D. At last, Barton gave Lebeau a lot of money. 最后，Barton 给了Lebeau很多的钱，文章没有提到，所以是错误的。